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7/10/2013 12:52PM

Luxury Resorts Open Doors to the Locals

Hotels are finding a lucrative business getting local residents to use the expensive spas, golf courses and other amenities that they've spent millions of dollars adding to their properties. Andrea Petersen has details on Lunch Break. Photo: Lori Eanes for The Wall Street Journal.

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